34. These things all taken together Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, without a parable He said nothing to them.
35. This was in fulfillment of what was spoken by the prophet: I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things that have been hidden since the foundation of the world. [Ps. 78:2.]
36. Then He left the throngs and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him saying, Explain to us the parable of the darnel in the field.
37. He answered, He Who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
38. The field is the world, and the good seed means the children of the kingdom; the darnel is the children of the evil one,